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Ukraine national under-19 football team
Sports team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ukraine women's national under-19 football team.
The Ukraine national under-19 football team (Ukrainian: Юнацька збірна України з футболу (U-19)) also known as the Junior football team of Ukraine represents Ukraine in international football in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Quick Facts Association, Confederation ...
| Association | Ukrainian Association of Football | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Dmytro Mykhaylenko | ||
| Captain | Maksym Melnychenko | ||
| Most caps | Denys Harmash (27) | ||
| Top scorer | Dmytro Korkishko (15) | ||
| FIFA code | UKR | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Ukraine 3–0  Andorra(2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 San Marino 0–6 Ukraine San Marino; (26 September 2006)  Myanmar 0–6 Ukraine Whangarei, New Zealand; (2 June 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 3–0 Ukraine (20 August 2006) | |||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
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It is formed by its head coach who is appointed and directed by the Ukrainian Association of Football, the governing body for football in Ukraine.
- Ukraine national under-18 football team, immediate reserve and formerly the main team before 2002
- Ukraine national under-20 football team, special team that is formed only for the FIFA U-20 World Cup upon successful performance of Ukraine U-19
Ukraine national under-19 football team is the second youth national football team in the country after the national under-21 football team. Previously it was known as Ukraine national under-18 football team before competitions shifted back in 1999. The team represents Ukraine at the continental championship for under-19 national teams (previously under-18). Most often a lot of its players formerly participated in continental and World competitions for national under-17 football teams. Upon a successful performance at the European championship for the under-19 teams it qualifies for the FIFA U-20 World Cup that is organized for teams of under-20.
Ukraine national under-19 football team has good traditions which it inherited from its parent Soviet national youth football team providing such players like Serhiy Scherbakov and Oleg Salenko for the Ukraine main national team.
The under-19 football team has its reserve team known as under-18 football team that also participates in preparations to the under-19 football competitions.
Until 2002 the team played as the national under-18 football team for Ukraine. Its first game it played in 1994 away against Israel losing it 0–2.
Honours
- Continental competitions (UEFA European Under-19 Championship):
- champions (1): 2009
- 2005 FIFA Bronze Shoe Award: Oleksandr Aliev
- 2009 UEFA Golden Player Award: Kyrylo Petrov
- 2015 FIFA Golden Shoe Award: Viktor Kovalenko
- 2015 FIFA Fair Play Award
Official
- FIFA U-20 World Cup (as under-20 team)
- UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
Invitationals
- Valentin Granatkin Memorial (friendly in Saint Petersburg)
- Copa del Atlantico (for under-18)
- Memorial Stevan Cele Vilotic
Official tournaments
Unlike the under-21 team, the continental competitions for under-19 take place on annual basis starting from 1992.
European championship
- Under-18 competitions
Further information: Ukraine national under-18 football team
- Under-19 competitions
More information UEFA European Under-19 Championship record, Elite Round ...
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship record | Elite Round | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 2002 | did not qualify | Qualification round | |||||||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||||||||
 2004 | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
 2005 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
 2006 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
 2007 |
Qualification round | ||||||||||||||
 2008 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Squad | Bye as host | ||||||
 2010 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
 2011 |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 2012 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
 2013 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
 2016 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
 2017 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
 2018 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
 2019 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
| | Tournament Canceled | Tournament Canceled | |||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||
 2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||
 2023 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2024 | qualified | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2025 | to be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||
 2026 | |||||||||||||||
 2026 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 5/22 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 51 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 81 | 57 | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
More information FIFA U-20 World Cup record, Year ...
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 1977 | Part of the  Soviet Union | |||||||
 1979 | ||||||||
 1981 | ||||||||
 1983 | ||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
 2003 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2005 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
 2017 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Champions | 4/16 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 |
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- 2001: Round of 16 (led by Anatoliy Kroshchenko)
- 2005: Round of 16 (led by Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko)
- 2015: Round of 16 (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
- 2019: Champions (led by Oleksandr Petrakov)
- 1999–2001 Anatoliy Kroshchenko
- 2001 Valentyn Lutsenko
- 2001–2002 Oleksandr Ryabokon
- 2002 Pavlo Yakovenko
- 2002–2005 Yuriy Kalitvintsev
- 2009 Yuriy Kalitvintsev
- 2010–2012 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2012–2013 Yuriy Moroz
- 2012–2016 Oleksandr Holovko
- 2015–2016 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2016–2017 Volodymyr Tsytkin
- 2017 Volodymyr Yezerskyi
- 2017–2018 Oleksandr Petrakov
- 2019 Serhiy Nahornyak
- 2021–2022 Volodymyr Yezerskyi
- 2022–2023 Serhiy Nahornyak
- 2023 Oleh Kuznetsov
- 2024– Dmytro Mykhaylenko
2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Further information: 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification § Group 7 2
Group 7
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Qualified for the final tournament |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Latvia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 |  North Macedonia (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
2023
South Korea 
v 
Ukraine
v Ukraine
| 10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) 2023 Seoul Cup | South Korea | 4–2 | Ukraine | South Korea |
| 13:30 | Report |
Vietnam 
v Ukraine
v Ukraine
| 12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) 2023 Seoul Cup | Vietnam | 2–3 | Ukraine | South Korea |
| 10:00 | Report |
Ukraine v 
Morocco
v 
Morocco
| 15 October 2023 (2023-10-15) 2023 Seoul Cup | Ukraine | 4–3 | Morocco | South Korea |
| 6:30 | Report |
Ukraine v 
Malta
v Malta
| 15 November 2023 (2023-11-15) 2024 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–1 | Malta | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 10:30 |
|
Report |
|
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus) |
Ukraine v 
Kosovo
v 
Kosovo
| 18 November 2023 (2023-11-18) 2024 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 0–4 | Kosovo | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 11:00 | Report |
|
Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece) |
Slovakia 
v Ukraine
v Ukraine
| 21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2024 Euro qualification | Slovakia | 0–4 | Ukraine | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 10:30 | Report |
|
Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany) |
2024
North Macedonia 
v Ukraine
v Ukraine
| 20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) 2024 Euro qualification | North Macedonia | 0–2 | Ukraine | Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje |
| 14:00 | Report |
|
Attendance: 315 Referee: Marek Radina (Czechia) |
Ukraine v 
Latvia
v Latvia
| 23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) 2024 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 | Latvia | Gjorče Petrov Stadium, Skopje |
| 14:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 315 Referee: Marek Radina (Czechia) |
Ukraine v 
Switzerland
v Switzerland
| 26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2024 Euro qualification | Ukraine | 3–0 | Switzerland | Gjorče Petrov Stadium, Skopje |
| 14:00 |
|
Report | Referee: Granit Maqedonci (Sweden) |
Northern Ireland 
v Ukraine
v Ukraine
| 15 July 2024 (2024-07-15) 2024 Euro Championship | Northern Ireland | v | Ukraine | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Norway 
v Ukraine
v Ukraine
| 18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) 2024 Euro Championship | Norway | v | Ukraine | Northern Ireland |
Ukraine v 
Italy
v 
Italy
| 21 July 2024 (2024-07-21) 2024 Euro Championship | Ukraine | v | Italy | Northern Ireland |
Players born in 2005 or later are eligible for the current representation.
The following players were selected for the 2024 Euro Elit Round qualification matches against North Macedonia, Latvia and Switzerland on 20, 23 and 26 March 2024 respectively.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match vs Switzerland.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1GK | Vladyslav Krapyvtsov | (2005-06-25) 25 June 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Dnipro-1 |
| 1 | 1GK | Vladyslav Kravets | (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 14 | 2DF | Taras Mykhavko | (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 18) | 8 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 20 | 2DF | Oleksiy Husyev | (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 5 | 2DF | Mykola Oharkov | (2005-02-18) 18 February 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 4 | 2DF | Ivan Yermachkov | (2005-06-08) 8 June 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Wuppertaler SV |
| 2 | 2DF | Anton Drozd | (2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 6 | 2DF | Maksym Stryukov | (2005-08-13) 13 August 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Hannover 96 |
| 8 | 3MF | Daniil Vashchenko | (2005-10-02) 2 October 2005 (age 18) | 9 | 0 | Oleksandriya |
| 21 | 3MF | Maksym Melnychenko (captain) | (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Dnipro-1 |
| 11 | 3MF | Danylo Krevsun | (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 18 | 3MF | Hennadiy Synchuk | (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 17) | 3 | 1 | Metalist Kharkiv |
| 10 | 3MF | Andriy Matkevych | (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 22 | 3MF | Viktor Tsukanov | (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 3 | 3MF | Illya Badenko | (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Dnipro-1 |
| 9 | 4FW | Matviy Ponomarenko | (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18) | 8 | 8 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 15 | 4FW | Timur Tutierov | (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 18) | 6 | 2 |  Sunderland |
| 17 | 4FW | Ramik Hadzhyiev | (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Dnipro-1 |
| 19 | 4FW | Mykhaylo Dubrovnyi | (2005-10-09) 9 October 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 0 |  Gent |
| 7 | 4FW | Kristian Shevchenko | (2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Watford |
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Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Davyd Fesyuk | (2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 18) | 4 | 0 |  Croatia Zmijavci |
v. North Macedonia, 20 March 2024 PRE |
| GK | Vyacheslav Surkis | (2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Malta, 15 November 2023 WD |
| DF | Nazar Balaba | (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. North Macedonia, 20 March 2024 WD |
| DF | Stepan Lysenko | (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Hajduk Split |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Denys Dykyi | (2006-09-04) 4 September 2006 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Danil Bilokon | (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v. Morocco, 15 October 2023 |
| DF | Yehor Syzonyuk | (2005-09-09) 9 September 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Morocco, 15 October 2023 |
| MF | Dmytro Kremchanin | (2005-03-22) 22 March 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Yevheniy Mykytyuk | (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Maksym Derkach | (2005-02-22) 22 February 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | Estoril Praia |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Vitaliy Mykhayliv | (2005-10-11) 11 October 2005 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | Mynai |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Bohdan Manuylov | (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 1 | San José |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Roman Salenko | (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| MF | Maksym Vasylets | (2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 18) | 3 | 1 | Zorya Luhansk |
v. Morocco, 15 October 2023 |
| MF | Nazar Yanchyshyn | (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
v. Morocco, 15 October 2023 |
| MF | Diyar Shamuzov | (2005-10-05) 5 October 2005 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Al Jazira |
v. Morocco, 15 October 2023 |
| FW | Serhiy Panchenko | (2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 2 | Rukh Lviv |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Oleksandr Pyshchur | (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Puskás Akadémia |
v. Slovakia, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Dmytro Hodya | (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Veres Rivne |
v. Morocco, 15 October 2023 |
| FW | Mykyta Dzen | (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Veres Rivne |
v. Morocco, 15 October 2023 |
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- Uefa Under-19 website Contains full results archive